Cape York Trip Activities

The best, and of course by far the most usual way to
do
it is a bush camping trip, which means you can spend a lot of time in
the
nature.

The most popular activities are of course fishing and four wheel
driving, but there are other popular things to do.

Four
Wheel Driving
One
of the most popular activities, and the one that brings a lot of people
here, is the fun four wheel driving. The Old Telegraph Track,
Frenchmans Road, CREB Track, Running Creek Track
and the Old Coen Track
are some examples of the fun tracks (Full info is in the Destination Guide).

Fishing
on Your Cape York Trip
The
second most popular is fishing, also mud
crabbing. There
is some big fish up here, and plenty of great fishing spots. The
whole family can try, there is nothing too hard in catching fish. Just
make sure you are legal - all size and possession limits are in the Destination Guide.

Bush
Camping
Another
really popular activity is bush camping. There are some commercial
camping grounds, there are some Aboriginal land camping grounds, there
are national park camping grounds, and there is free bush camping. All,
including the all the FREE ones are in the Destination Guide.

Swimming
In
our hot climate, you will be looking for places to cool yourself down.
Beaches are not good places to swim, because of the crocodiles, and
forget about rivers. But there are some fantastic swimming holes, in
the rainforests, waterfalls, and freshwater creeks. All are in the Destination Guide.

Snorkelling
and Diving
While
you are up here, you really should visit the Great Barrier Reef. It is
closest to the mainland the furthest north, and while there are no
tours in the waters of the peninsula itself, there are plenty in Cairns
and Port Douglas. All the operators, prices and details are in the Destination Guide.

Wildlife
Watching
Cape York is known for bird and animal
species that you can see nowhere
else in Australia, but instead in Papua New Guinea. Many people come up
here and want to see cuscus, green
tree pythons,
palm
cockatoos. The
hotspots for all these and all other species are in Destination
Guide.

Bushwalking
It first seems like there are not many bushwalks in Cape York. And it's
probably true that we have less of them than many other parts of
Australia. But there are some nice ones, even some long ones, and most
of them are in the south eastern parts of the peninsula.

Fossicking
on Your Cape York Trip
Cape
York was one of Australia's largest mining areas in its old gold rush
days, and now here are many places to go looking for a piece of gold or
other precious metals, however fossicking for gemstones is better just
south of the penisula.

Metal
DetectingGood
places to go looking for metals are river and creek beds. When looking for metals, you
increase your chances if you use a metal detector. Keep to
the
rules though - there are also places where metal detecting is
prohibited.

OKA
4WD Photos

Below you
have some Oka 4WD photos.

On one of
my trips along the
OTT
I met Paul,
Glenn, Greg, Lex and Carina from
Melbourne.Paul
and Glenn had Oka four
wheel drives, below are some photos.
Driving
along the Old
Telegraph Track.
Paul
doing a creek
crossing.
Glenn
tackling a
creek crossing.
Paul
doing the Gunshot
crossing.
Glenn doing the
Gunshot creek crossing. At
the Bypass Roads
intersection.
Molly
the dog at the
Bypass Roads Crossroad. Paul at
Twin Falls.
Glenn
at Canal Creek
Crossing. Paul at
Mistake
Creek.
Glenn
doing Cypress Creek in Oka 4WD.
Paul
at Cannibal Creek
crossing.
Glenn is doing
Logans Creek.
Pulling
through my
old Jackaroo.
Paul
going to pull a
stuck vehicle out of Jardine
River
Ford.
North
of Jardine River Ferry
Crossing.
Paul
and Glenn at Seisia Wharf.

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at least 30 guaranteed FREE
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the Cape), at least 40 best
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Not to mention locals'
tips on how to spot that croc and palm cockatoo ;-)

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